The world press surrenders to the Argentine number 10 and the qualification for the quarterfinals: “Messi with a thousand lights”

The world press surrendered to the performance of Lionel Messi versus Australia for the round of 16 of the World Cup. “Messi of a Thousand Lights”headlined the French newspaper The Teamwho has been following him closely since he landed at Paris Saint Germain.

The Argentine captain scored the opening goal of a 2-1 defeat and was the team’s great figure that following Friday will measure forces with the Netherlandslooking for a place in the semifinals, in which case both teams met in Brazil 2014.

In the city of lights, Messi was the one who lit up the blue-and-whites and L’Equipe forgot his fierce criticism and three-point qualifications for the Argentine 10 in his first season, in full adaptation to his new team.

But the other media around the globe have emphasized the thousand game of the captain. El Observador, from Uruguay, presented his report as follows: “On the day of his 1,000th match, Lionel Messi broke a spell and made history at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.”

Thirdfrom Chile, stated that “without suffering it’s not worth it: the Flea and the Spider bring Argentina’s World Cup dream”. The Chilean outlet included Julián Álvarez, scorer of the second goal, in his title and highlighted the difficult final minutes that those of Lionel Scaloni they had to pass to get the ticket for the next instance.

Brandfrom Spain, played with a thousand games of Messi and a classic of universal literature: “Messi writes the Arabian Nights”.

Keeperhalf-English, who, while enthusiastic about Gareth Southgate’s team, headlines: “Lionel Messi leads Argentina to victory over Australia, despite the scare at the end”.

On the other hand, in Italy, Sports Courier informs that the rosary”drag Argentina to the quarterfinals”. “Now it’s the Netherlands,” she adds.

Back in English lands, BBC Sports I realize that “Lionel Messi keeps Argentina’s dream alive after scoring 1,000 in the game.”

In the Spain that Messi left after failing to renew with Barcelona, ​​​​the sports newspaper Ace warns the other title contenders, especially Luis Enrique’s team, that “Messi is free”.

From Madrid to Barcelona, ​​​​for the title of Sports world which describes: “Argentina suffers in the end but Messi is already in the quarter-finals”.

Argentina started the World Cup with an unexpected defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia and progressed through the group stage by beating Mexico and Poland.

After eliminating Australia, the Netherlands await them in the quarter-finals, in a group that includes Japan, Croatia, South Korea and Brazil.

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